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There’s a new David Fincher film out, and to the surprise of none of his fans, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross handled the score. The Nine Inch Nail bandmates have shared their official soundtrack to the Netflix neo-noir thriller The Killer.

The Killer marks the fifth consecutive time Fincher has recruited Reznor and Ross to score his films, following The Social Network (which won the musicians an Oscar), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (which won them a Grammy), Gone Girl, and Mank. The Killer, based on a French graphic novel, stars Michael Fassbender as a hitman who has a terrible time when he’s forced to face the consequences of his actions. The cast also includes Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Sophie Charlotte, and Tilda Swinton.

Stream The Killer original soundtrack below.

Reznor and Ross recently scored Luca Guadagnino’s 2022 film Bones and All, Up next, as well as a more family-friendly project,...

"The Killer" is David Fincher's exploration of the serial killer archetype, delving into themes of disillusion and stripping away the grandeur often associated with hit men. The protagonist, played by Michael Fassbender, presents himself as a detached and nihilistic killer, but reality proves to be different from his idealized inner monologue. As the film progresses, the protagonist's image of cool perfection fades, revealing the line between monster and pathetic loser, making us question his ability to truly live.

The serial killer is to David Fincher what the gangster is to Martin Scorsese — not the sole preoccupation of their work, but a major one, and an avatar for their chief thematic interests. Each time they return to that milieu, it is with a piercing gaze, cutting through self-aggrandizement and cultural mythos to capture the smallness of the (typically) men who wear these labels to feel big. I believe The Killer,...